paradoxical intention

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paradoxical intention

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Coined by Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl.

noun

  1. uncountable A psychotherapeutic technique used to treat anxiety by repeatedly rehearsing the anxiety-inducing pattern of thought or behaviour, often with exaggeration and humor.

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